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namespace AbstractClass
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Defines a method to run an algorithm on an object.
    /// </summary>
    /// <typeparam name="T">The type of the input to the algorithm.</typeparam>
    public interface IAlgorithmAware<out T>
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Executes the <paramref name="algorithm"/> on an object of type <typeparamref name="T"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <typeparam name="TResult">The type of the result.</typeparam>
        /// <param name="algorithm">The algorithm to run on an object of type <typeparamref name="T"/>.</param>
        /// <returns>Result of execution of the algorithm on the object.</returns>
        TResult ExecuteAlgorithm<TResult>(IAlgorithm<T, TResult> algorithm);
    }
}